How to install Atheos on Linux Mint

Atheos is an open-source web-based IDE that allows developers to edit and debug code from any web browser. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Atheos on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, we need to make sure that our system is up to date. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 1: Install Apache and PHP

Atheos requires a web server with PHP installed. We will use Apache as our web server and install PHP. To install Apache and PHP, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php

Step 2: Install Git

We need Git to clone Atheos from its Github repository. To install Git, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install git

Step 3: Clone Atheos from Github

Now, we will clone the Atheos repository from Github to our local machine. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:

cd /var/www/html/
sudo git clone https://github.com/Atheos/Atheos.git

This will clone the Atheos repository to the "/var/www/html" directory on our local machine.

Step 4: Configure Apache for Atheos

We need to configure Apache to serve Atheos from our local machine. To do this, we will create a virtual host for Atheos.

Configuring Virtual Host

Create a new file called "atheos.conf" in the "/etc/apache2/sites-available/" directory using the nano editor.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/atheos.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName yourdomain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Atheos
    <Directory /var/www/html/Atheos>
        Options +FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace "yourdomain.com" with your domain name or IP address.

Enabling Virtual Host

To enable the "atheos.conf" file, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo a2ensite atheos.conf

Restart Apache

To apply the changes made to Apache, restart the service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Accessing Atheos

Now that Atheos is installed and configured, we can access it using a web browser. Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://yourdomain.com

Replace "yourdomain.com" with your domain name or IP address.

You should now be able to access Atheos and start developing your code.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Atheos on Linux Mint.

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